Forming Clubs
As a member of the Algonquin Students’ Association (SA), you can form clubs as a forum for expression and meeting academic, social, and cultural needs on campus.
Clubs must meet all the club criteria as detailed below and must be approved by the Clubs and Communities Coordinator. The SA will not approve any club whose activities promote hatred, violence, or propaganda, or whose sole purpose is to disparage a government, state, country, religion, individual, or group of people.
To form a club, sign in to the Clubs website at algonquinclubs.com, navigate to the Toolbox page, and fill out the Start a Club Form in the “Club Forms” section. You can find all other forms required for managing your club on the Toolbox page as well.
Club Criteria
All clubs must meet the following criteria:
1. The club’s name must accurately describe the club and make it easy to understand what the club represents.
2. The club’s name cannot use the words “Student(s) Association.”
3. The club must have a leader who represents the club. Having a co-leader is recommended, but not required. Club leaders must be full-time students.
4. The club’s topic or focus must be different from other existing clubs. A proposed club that is too similar to an existing club will not be approved.
5. Membership in the club must be free and open to all Algonquin College students.
6. Clubs must host at least one event or club meeting per semester, whether in-person or virtually.
7. Members of the club cannot claim to represent any individual group, country, religion, government, association, or state.
8. The club must represent Algonquin College’s core values of caring, learning, integrity, and respect.
9. The club must respect the use of on-campus space, including poster boards, as set out by the SA and Algonquin College.
When you register a club, you agree to follow all the above criteria and accept that your club’s recognition can be withdrawn if any of the above criteria cease to be met. These criteria apply both on- and off-campus as well as online.